Will This Happen

Photo Credit: gkuna/Shutterstock©️ Will This Happen BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE ADDICTION PAST/FUTURE DearJames, I have had problems with alcohol and Jurgen broke up with me and says he cannot continue with our relationship, but he is very in love with me. I too am very in love with him and have quit drinking. I want to regain the […]

Confused In Love

Photo Credit: robert_s/Shutterstock©️ Confused In Love DATING/RELATIONSHIPS BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE ADDICTION DearJames, I am a young, hardworking, twice divorced mother of a 3-year-old. I have always had a career-oriented state of mind, so at 23 I own my own house and a new car. Recently, my best guy friend of 15 years, revealed he had feelings for […]

Second Thoughts

Photo Credit: Coprid/Shutterstock©️ Second Thoughts BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE LIFE DIRECTION/PURPOSE DECISION/INDECISION DearJames, I am going through a divorce. But for a year now second thoughts. I don’t know what to do, very confused. Anonymous Dear Second Thoughts, Divorce is rarely an easy decision.  It comes with just as much thought, if not more, than the initial getting […]

Wouldn’t Have Married Him

Photo Credit: ollyy/Shutterstock©️ Wouldn’t Have Married Him SPOUSE/PARTNER/SIGNIFICANT OTHER DECISION/INDECISION BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE DearJames, My husband of two years has anger issues. He played a good game, but now that we are married, the true him is coming through. He says we are culturally different. I have always worked for what I have, and he uses people. […]

Lost And Alone

Photo Credit: Triff/Shutterstock©️ Lost And Alone BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE ABUSE/ABANDONMENT/NEGLECT SELF-VALUE/WORTH/CONFIDENCE DearJames, After a 28-yr marriage my husband texted me that he wanted a divorce. No explanation. I am 63 years old and the way he did it made me feel like a useless piece of trash. I have spent this past year exploring my spirituality in […]

Ready To Move On

Photo Credit: Natali Zakharova/Shutterstock©️ Ready To Move On BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE FEAR PAST/FUTURE DearJames, After thirteen years of marriage to someone I can no longer trust, I am finally ready to move on. But now I find that the burden of getting out is overwhelming. I have worked diligently for years to restore my credit and now […]

Love Relationships

Photo Credit: Konstanttin/Shutterstock©️ Love Relationships LOVE BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE DATING/RELATIONSHIPS DearJames, Is this a temporary or permanent breakup for my ex and me? Does he still love me? Is he hurting too? Anonymous Dear Love Relationships, This has been a rocky relationship from the beginning.  And while, you have broken up and gotten back together before, the […]

How To Forgive

Photo Credit: Leigh Prather/Shutterstock©️ How To Forgive BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE FORGIVENESS DISORDER(S) DearJames, It’s often been said that the road to happiness after a divorce is forgiveness. In the case of a narcissistic partner who is incapable of taking responsibility for their actions (cheating, lying, etc.) the process of forgiving them is made more difficult. NPD (Narcissistic […]